THROWING BELT STRUCTURE INTO SCOOP BUCKET. CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND TOP OF SCOOP BUCKET.
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Showing all 18HAMMERING ON A 120 H TRAVEL CHAIN.
OPERATOR WAS NOT AT CONTROL STATION WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED, BUT WAS AT A PINCH POINT AREA AT THE FRONT OF HIS MBC. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET BACK TO HIS CONTROL STATION. THE MBC WAS PUSHED T O THE SIDE WHERE HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE CRAWLING POSITION.
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ROM BETWEEN TWO BOLTS THAT WERE INSTALLING IN ROOF.
WAS CLEANING UP BELT LINE LIFT SHOVEL AND SPRAIN MUSCLE IN RT SHOULDER
WAS SHOVELING BELT OUTSIDE WAS DOWN ON KNEE KNEE LOCKED OR FLEW OUT OF JOINT
WAS PULLING ROOF BOLTER CABLE LOST BALANCE AND FELL
ROOF FALL WAS APPROX. 60 FEET LONG, 16 FEET WIDE, 7 FEET HIGH. FALL WAS LENGHT OF ONE BREAK AND ONE INTERSECTION THE BREAK HAD CROSS BARS SET WITH TIMBERS.
ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION #1 RETURN 50 FT LONG 15 FT HIGH 18 FT WIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BRACCITICE ON INTAKE AIRWAY APPROX 17 BREAKS INSIDE THE MINES. EMPLOYEE CARRIED BLOCKS FROM RETURN BRATTICE ACROSS BELT THROWING THEM ACROSS THE BRIDGE CARRIER. THEN HE FINSHED BUILDING BRATTICE. THEN HE WENT DOWN BELT LINE TOWARD THE OUTSIDE TO HANG A CURTAIN OVER A BRATTICE WHEN THE PAIN STRUCK HIM IN HIS LOWER BACK.
LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER WAS SMASHED
INJURED WAS MARKING CENTERS FOR BOLTS TO BE INSTALLED A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN 2 OF 3 THREE SAFETY JACKS INSTALLED STRIKING INJURED ON LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK
WAS LOADING ROC5 DUST AND STRAINED BACK.
WAS ROCK DUSTIN1 AROUND HEADDRIVE PICK UP BAG ROCK DUST & SLIP
EMP WAS SAWING 7IMBER SAW JUMPED AND CUT LEFT POINTER FINGER
THROWING HEADER3AND SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN TOW HEADER. RT HAND SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON END OF FINGER
FINGERS MASHED 6ETWEEN ROCK AND ROOF BOLT PLATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE ROCK OFF BELT CONVEYOR
PUTTING BEARING3ON LOW-LOW STRUCTURE, AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BEARING AND PRY BAR